Go Retro with Polaroid's New Instant Digital Camera

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By Ed Oswald (/author/EdOswald/), PCWorld

Polaroid returned to its instant camera roots last y ear, merging the convenience of digital photography with instant printing in the Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera

(http://images.pcworld.com/images/article/2012/06/x2_db18394e94e3705f3d81d6acf3d821bf 11379707.jpg) (http://www.pcworld.com/article/243509/polaroid_goes_retro_with_z340_instant_digital_camera.html). And now it looks like the company is at it again, as it introduced the Polaroid Z2300 at the CEA Line Show in New York City on Thursday.

The company's first instant digital camera (http://store.polaroid.com/product/9/356223/Z340/_/Z340_Instant_Digital_C%20amera) was designed to resemble the popular Polaroid Spectra cameras of the 1980s. The second instant digital camera, the Z2300, instead channels the look (somewhat) of the Polaroid Land Camera 1000 (http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Polaroid_Land_Camera_1000), which first sold in 1977.

According to a Polaroid spokesperson, the company is not manufacturing the new Z2300, but is instead lending its name to the effortsimilar to what Commodore did last year, when it released an updated version (http://www.pcworld.com/article/224722/new_commodore_64_is_finally_herefor_real.html) of its Commodore 64 system. Since the Polaroid name is basically synonymous with instant photos, this is probably a smart move.

The Z2300 will be available in black and white models, and takes 10 MP photos and produces 2by2 inch prints. The printing process uses Zero Ink Printing Technology from Zink Imaging (http://www.zink.com/), and takes just under a minute. The Z2300 in the wild (at CEA)

The process includes cyan, yellow, and magenta crystals inside special paper. The paper is then heated by the camera to create photographic images. The paper includes an adhesive backing, and is available for $15 (pack of 30) or $25 (pack of 50).

According to Polaroid representatives, the Z2300 is in response to customer feedback. Some customers found the larger Z340 to be too bulky, and wanted something more compact. The Z2300 is also cheaperit will retail for just $160, while the Z340 costs $250.

The Z2300 is still bulkier than the slim digital cameras we're The Z2300 in the hand used to, and the print quality isn't excellent. But if you're looking (at CEA) for a retro feel in your photos, it might just be a musthave accessory.

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The Z2300 is currently available for preorder (http://store.polaroid.com/product/9/538436/POLZ2300/_/Instant_Digital_Camera_ _Z2300) from Polaroid's website, and has an expected ship date of August 15.

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